Official name EXPRESS AM-5
Alternative name Ekspress-AM 5
Cospar ID 2013-077A
Norad ID 39487
Launch date 2013-12-26
Launch site TTMTR
Launch vehicle Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)
Country/Organization Russia
Type application Communication
Operator RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz)
RCS size LARGE
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 1436.1
Inclination (deg) 0.02
Perigee (km) 35785
Apogee (km) 35788
Eccentricity 4.19152473698182E-05
Mean motion (revs. per day) 1.00271568832254
Semi-Major axis (km) 42164.635
Raan (deg) 283.5904
Arg of perigee (deg) 16.2431
Shape Cyl + 2 Pan
Mass (kg) 3200
Diameter (m) 2
Height (m) 6
Span (m^2) 27
Lifetime 15 years
Contractors ISS Reshetnev (ex NPO Prikladnoi Mekhaniki, NPO PM) (Bus), MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) (Payload)
Equipment 30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band, 2 L-band transponders
Propulsion ? × SPT-100 Stationary Plasma Thrusters
Configuration Ekspress-2000
Power 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries

The Ekspress-AM 5 is a communications satellite for Russian domestic communication services.

The lifetime of the spacecraft has been increased to 15 years. While the spacecraft itself is built by Russian RSCC (Kosmicheskiya Svyaz), the communication payloads are built by MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA). It consists of 30 C-band, 40 Ku-band, 12 Ka-band and 2 L-band transponders.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
EXPRESS AM-5 2013-077A 2013-12-26 TTMTR Proton-M Briz-M (Ph.3)